[Flash] -swf-version meaning

It's getting more and more versions! I do have no brain left to remember them all, so here we go!

SWF Version

Compiler Option	Flash Player Version	AIR version
-swf-version=9	9.0.115.0	N/A
-swf-version=10	10.0, 10.1	1.5, 2.0
-swf-version=11	10.2	2.6
-swf-version=12	10.3	2.7
-swf-version=13	11.0	3
-swf-version=14	11.1	3.1
-swf-version=15	11.2	3.2
-swf-version=16	11.3	3.3
-swf-version=17	11.4	3.4
-swf-version=18	11.5	3.5
-swf-version=19	11.6	3.6
-swf-version=20	11.7	3.7
-swf-version=21	11.8	3.8
-swf-version=22	11.9	3.9
-swf-version=23	12	4
-swf-version=24	13	13
-swf-version=25	14	14
-swf-version=26	15	15
-swf-version=27	16	16
-swf-version=28	17	17
-swf-version=29	18	18

*update AIR versioning from http://www.bytearray.org/?p=4848

AIR SDK Path

• MacOS : /Applications/Adobe Flash Builder 4.7/eclipse/plugins/com.adobe.flash.compiler_4.7.0.348297/AIRSDK
• Windows : 

1. C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 (64Bit)\eclipse\plugins\com.adobe.flash.compiler_4.7.0.349722\AIRSDK\
2. C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash Builder 4.7 (64 Bit)\sdks

Features

• Flash and AIR : http://www.adobe.com/devnet/articles/flashplayer-air-feature-list.html
• Games : http://gaming.adobe.com/

Release notes

• Flash Player : http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flashplayer/releasenotes.html
• AIR : http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/air/releasenotes.html

Download Flash Player

• User : http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/
• Developer : http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html
• Archive : http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html
• Labs : http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashruntimes/flashplayer/

Download AIR

• AIR runtime : http://get.adobe.com/air/
• AIR SDK : http://www.adobe.com/devnet/air/air-sdk-download.html
• AIR Archive : http://helpx.adobe.com/air/kb/archived-air-sdk-version.html
• Labs : http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashruntimes/air/

Labs

• Recent : http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplatformruntimes/
• Recent Flash Player : http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashruntimes/flashplayer/

Document

• ActionScript reference and documentation : http://www.adobe.com/devnet/actionscript/documentation.html
• Beta documentation : http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/beta/reference/actionscript/3/index.html

Important note

• Alchemy experiments is dead : Starting with Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2, content targeting Flash Player 11 and AIR 3 (i.e., content using SWF version 13 and above) will not support the experimental Alchemy prototype. Existing Alchemy experiments targeting Flash Player 10.x and AIR 2.x are unaffected…read more
• Premium Features : Starting with Flash Player 11.2 and AIR 3.2, by taking advantage of two features in combination: 
  • Stage3D hardware acceleration (Stage3D.request3DContext)
  • Domain memory (ApplicationDomain.domainMemory)
  premium features available free of charge for content published prior to August 1. Starting August 1, these features will be available for published content with a license, and there will be no charge for the first $50K in application revenues. The use of premium features within Adobe AIR, including for mobile applications for iOS and Android, will be royalty free…read more
  [UPDATE 2012/07] Deadline Extend read more
  [UPDATE 2013/01/30] No need to pay anymore (yeah!) read more
• more to come ;p